What’s in a Name? Animal Crossing Villagers #10 (S-T)

Scoot via Otter-ACNH

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Scoot; マモル, Mamoru	Probable reference to a scooter. People who wear scooters should wear helmets, like the one that Scoot always wears; It means to guard or protect, like the helmet on his head!	“zip zoom”
Sheldon; クリス, Kurisu	Reference to how some nuts have shells; Portmanteau of kuri (chestnut) and risu (squirrel). It can also be translated as Chris	“cardio”
Sherb; レム, Remu	Possible reference to the color of his fur resembling blue sherbet ice cream; Reference to REM sleep (Sherb is a villager with the lazy personality type to boot)	“bawwww”

Sherb via jubelarts

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Skye; リリィ, Rirī	Reference to her sky-blue fur. Or is it… cyan?; Reference to white lilies (the highlights in her fur are white)	“airmail”

Skye via wolfwithwing

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Snake; モモチ, Momochi	Reference to Snake from Metal Gear. This has to make Snake objectively the best villager in the franchise; Reference to the Momochi ninja clan that founded the Iga school of ninjutsu	“bunyip”

Snake

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Sprinkle; フラッペ, Furappe	Reference to sprinkles as an ice cream topping. Could it also be a reference to a sprinkling of snow?; Reference to Frappé coffee	“frappe”

Sprinkle

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Sprocket; ヘルツ, Herutsu	Reference to the machine part; Reference to hertz, the “derived unit of frequency”	“zort”
Stitches; パッチ, Pacchi	Possible reference to the stitches that keep the seams of stuffed animals together; Possible reference to patchwork	“stuffin’”

Stitches

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Sydney; シドニー, Shidonī	Both of her names reference the city of Sydney in Australia	“sunshine”

Sydney

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Tabby; トラこ, Torako	Reference to how she is a tabby; Tora means tiger, and -ko is a feminine name suffix in Japanese	“me-WOW”
Tangy; ヒャクパー, Hyakupā	Reference to the taste of citrus; A contraction of 100 percent in Japanese, referencing 100% juice concentrate	“reeeeOWR”

Tangy

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
T-Bone; ボルシチ, Borushichi	Reference to T-bone steaks; It means borscht in Japanese	“moocher”
Tia; ティーナ, Tīna	Reference to tea; Now this name may not seem like anything special, but look closely. The first vowel is dragged out to sound more like the Japanese pronunciation of tea	“teacup”

Tia

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Tiffany; バズレー, Bazurē	Reference to Audrey Hepburn’s appearance in Breakfast at Tiffany’s; Derived from abazure (mean or unpleasant woman)	“bun bun”
Timbra; つかさ, Tsukasa	Reference to timbre, a type of wood; It means pine cone, which is what she resembles	“pine nut”

Timbra

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Twiggy; ピーチク, Pīchiku	Reference to how birds use twigs to help build their nests; It means chirp or tweet in Japanese. Personally, I think it may also be a reference to Pikachu, considering how Twiggy kind of resembles it in her design	“cheepers”

Twiggy

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Tybalt; ハリマオ, Harimao	Reference to Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, who was nicknamed the “Prince of Cats”’; Reference to Harimau, which means tiger in Malay. Harimau was also the nickname of Tani Yukata, who became a bandit out of revenge for his sisters. It’s a very dark story	“grrRAH”

Tybalt via tiredvampire-art